Scottish Man Runs 3:46 Marathon in Full Highland Dress

Wearing full Highland dress, Gavin Orr raced down the final stretch of the Callanish Stones Marathon, jumped up and touched his shoes together in jubilant fashion, which mirrored the world record he broke.

Orr, a 45-year-old man from Edinburgh, ran the marathon in 3:46:14 and broke the record for fastest marathon finish in full Highland dress.

He wore a kilt, sporran, buttoned-up waistcoat, dress shirt and bowtie, and knee-high socks. However, he switched the traditional brogues for running shoes.

Orr, who has run 10 marathons in the past six years, said he had some trouble with rubbing and chafing.

Guinness World Records, which still needs to verify Orr’s time, told him prior to the race that if he finished the race in under 5 hours, he would become the record holder. Orr wanted to finish in less than 4 hours.

Running into the record books wasn’t Orr’s only mission. He ran to raise money for Aberlour Child Care, a charity serving 6,000 kids in Scotland.

Orr said he raised nearly 3,000 pounds ($5,051 US).

“Dressing up always seems to help with raising a bit more cash,” Orr said.